Door open, we were smoking in the hotelThe vapors went through the hallway, the manager pissed as hell

What might be overlooked is that there are many mentions of Childish having strong feelings for the singer Jhené Aiko, who was featured earlier on this LP. They collaborated on the song “Bed Peace” off of her 2013 EP, which references spending time with another person while smoking weed.

Also, Vapors is the first track on Jhené’s Sail Out EP — although it features Vince Staples and not Gambino.

In addition, the hotel room could symbolise the rap industry, where smoking up is accepted by the fans/industry. On the other hand, the remainder of the hotel symbolizes:

1) The rap society still rejecting him and “pissed as hell” that an “oreo” made it into the business; this is evident in That Power, where he says people tend to think he’s “not black enough”.

2) Hollywood, since the fans/hollywood people frown upon smoking up (the manager of the hotel, i.e. people outside of the room, are “pissed as hell”). It’s not okay for actors/writers to smoke up in the eyes of the public.

The door opening is a symbol of him entering the rap game, but, as he mentions later on in the song, the doors are left open. This means he is stuck in between careers and that naturally makes him feel lost, which is a recurring motif in this album; he doesn’t know who he is anymore. Also, the words “door open” are used in movie scripts, which reiterates the juxtaposition of his two characters.